I am my lover’s, and he claims me as his own.
Parallel translations
- WEB I am my beloved’s. His desire is toward me.
- KJV I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
- BSB I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
- NKJV I am my beloved’s, And his desire is toward me.
- NASB ¶“I am my beloved’s, And his desire is for me.
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Quick answer
The bride joyfully declares that she belongs to her beloved and that his desire is toward her. Secure, mutual belonging is the crown of their love.
Overview
This is the third and warmest form of the belonging refrain (cf. 2:16; 6:3); now she rejoices not only in mutual possession but in his desire for her. The word 'desire' recalls Genesis 3:16, yet here it appears redeemed turned toward her in love rather than strife. The verse beautifully pictures love restored and secure, a hint of the harmony grace brings.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 45:11So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.
- Song 2:16My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.
- Song 6:3I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,
- Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
- Acts 27:23For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
- Job 14:15You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.
- Ps 147:11Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
- Song 7:5–6Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.
- John 17:24Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.
- 1 Cor 6:19–20Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
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Christ at the center
The poetry of covenant love between bride and bridegroom pictures, at its highest, the love of Christ for his church — the Bridegroom who gave himself for his bride.
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